Benefits for you
FRACS postnominal
An internationally recognised message to your patients and peers that you have attained the highest standards in surgery and are committed to lifelong learning. Access your FRACS branding.
CPD
The leading continuing professional development (CPD) program for surgeons in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the RACS CPD program offers you lifelong support for each stage of your career and has been developed to align with the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) CPD registration standard and recertification requirements set by Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa – Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). Learn more about RACS CPD.
Australian members are also automatically enrolled into our accredited CPD home. Learn more about CPD homes
Professional development
Support for surgeons through their professional lives, encouraging professional growth and workplace performance from the early days right through to retirement. Find out more about RACS’ professional development courses and view the College calendar of events.
Scholarships and grants
Financial support for members involved in informing, learning, educating, facilitating change and improving the quality of surgical care and practice. Learn more about our scholarships and grants program.
RACS Library
Access to research databases, publications and full text articles 24/7 with support from an experienced team. Access the RACS Library.
Access to the latest surgical research, news and information
Including the ANZ Journal of Surgery, the leading publication for surgical research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand with an international readership and over half a million full text article views last year. Other key RACS publications include Surgical News.
Cross-discipline collaboration and connection
Events, workshops, courses and webinars, including the Annual Scientific Congress – the largest multidisciplinary English-language surgical gathering in the southern hemisphere.
Leadership opportunities
Get involved with RACS activities and make an impact on the surgical profession as a trainer, mentor, examiner, join an interest group, donate to the Foundation for Surgery or get involved in RACS Global Health.
Support for every stage of your career
Are you early on in your surgical career, keen to make your mark, expanding your professional network and negotiating the balance between work and home life? Or perhaps you’re midway through, more established and are thinking of giving back through education or research? Or you’re approaching retirement and are spending more time on non-surgical work? We offer support to you at every age and stage.
Find a surgeon
An opt-in directory of CPD-compliant FRACS surgeons patients know they can trust from across the network of RACS Fellows in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. Learn more about Find a surgeon and opt in.
Support on the ground, where you are
Our Australian states, territories and Aotearoa New Zealand offices are your local touchpoint for support, education and advocacy. Find a RACS office close to you.
Wellbeing support
Free access to confidential support to surgeons and their immediate family members through our partnership with Converge International. Learn more about how RACS supports member wellbeing.
Benefits for the surgical and healthcare profession, patients and communities
Advocacy
The surgical profession’s significant lobbying muscle comes from RACS’ ability to effectively speak to governments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand with one voice on issues informed by and affecting nine separate surgical specialties. Learn more about advocacy at RACS.
Surgical education and training (SET)
Our SET programs are accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC)/Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa – Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) and deliver world-class surgeons with a globally-transportable qualification. Learn more about our SET programs.
Workforce
Besides delivering home-grown specialist surgeons and strongly advocating on workforce issues in our region, RACS plays an important role in the pathway for overseas-trained surgeons to enter the healthcare workforces in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out more about RACS and Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs).
Maintenance of surgical standards
Patients' safety is at the core of all that we do, and we support our members and the wider healthcare community to maintain the highest surgical standards through our Code of Conduct and Fellowship pledge, our accredited CPD home and program, standards, guidelines and position papers, surgical mortality audits and our Trauma Care Verification Program.
Stewardship of the surgical profession
RACS underpins the network of surgical societies and associations that ensures a “for surgeons, by surgeons” approach to surgical education and the maintenance of surgical standards.